Gold rum is a type of [ingredient=rum rum] that is typically colored with caramel to give it some richness, color and flavor. They typically lack the flavor and richness of rums aged in oak barrels.

Due to a lack of legal requirements for the different types of rum, the best rule of thumb is that if a rum is very inexpensive and says "Gold" on the label, it is most likely caramel colored. 

The Brugal Gold Rum pictured is aged 1 year in a barrel.

Some popular cocktails containing Gold rum

  • Gun Club Shrub — Gold rum, Triple sec, Pineapple juice, Orange oleo-saccharum, White balsamic vinegar
  • Boo Loo — Gold rum, Demerara Rum, Jamaican rum, Pineapple juice, Lime juice, Club soda, Honey syrup, Pineapple
  • Puka Punch — Light rum, Gold rum, Dark rum, Demerara Rum, Falernum, Crushed ice, Lime juice, Orange juice, Pineapple juice, Passion fruit syrup, Honey syrup, Cherry, Pineapple, Orange
  • Church Bay Cooler — Gold rum, Sherry, Vanilla Soda water, Passion fruit syrup, Lemon juice, Mint, Lemon
  • Holiday In Osaka — Shochu, Gold rum, Cherry Liqueur, Club soda, Cranberry shrub, Orange, Cranberry
  • Dana Special — Gold rum, Campari, Passion fruit syrup, Lime juice
  • Colonel Beach's Plantation Punch — Dark rum, Gold rum, Falernum, Herbal liqueur, Bitters, Ginger beer, Pineapple juice, Lime juice, Pineapple, Mint
  • Mai-Kai Swizzle — Gold rum, Jamaican rum, Falernum, Orange juice, Cherry, Lemon juice, Mango juice, Rich simple syrup 2:1, Orgeat, Pineapple
  • Pearl Diver — Gold rum, Demerara Rum, Bitters, Crushed ice, Lime juice, Orange juice, Honey, Butter, Cinnamon syrup, Donn's Spices #2
  • China Clipper — Gold rum, Lemon juice, Simple syrup, Lemon peel
Brugal Gold Rum
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